The Ability of Certain Animals to Change Their Physical Form

question 9

Multiple Choice

The ability of certain animals to change their physical form or behaviour during their life history is referred to as

• A) Phenotype switching
• B) Epigenetic development
• C) Genotype switching
• D) Behavioural plasticity

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